{"id":10810,"date":"2014-09-15T13:22:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T20:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?page_id=10810"},"modified":"2014-09-15T15:16:25","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T22:16:25","slug":"special-coverage-gop-voter-registration-fraud-scandal-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?page_id=10810","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL COVERAGE: GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal 2012&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9\/26\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9586\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/PalmBeachCountySupervisorOfElectionsBuilding_GOP_RPOF_Romney_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>FL GOP FIRES ROMNEY CONSULTANT&#8217;S VOTER REGISTRATION FIRM AFTER FRAUDULENT FORMS REPORTED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Firm owned by notorious GOP operative Nathan Sproul, accused of destroying Democratic registration forms in years past, hired &#8216;at request of RNC&#8217;, still operating in several key swing states&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>9\/27\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9590\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/PalmBeachCounty_SupervisorStamp_SusanBucher_KPFK_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: KPFK &#8216;BradCast&#8217;: Palm Beach Election Supervisor Says FL Sec. of State Yet to Return Call About GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal<\/b><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Speaker_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Top state officials claiming voter purge needed to deter fraud, seemingly disinterested in actual fraud by Romney-tied firm; Susan Bucher offers exclusive new details on disturbing GOP election scheme&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>9\/27\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9592\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/PalmBeachCounty_VoterRegFolder2_RNC_Sproul_Romney_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>NC GOP Joins FL in Firing RNC&#8217;s Romney-Tied Voter Registration Firm Accused of Fraud<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>BREAKING UPDATE: RNC FIRES FIRM &#8211; PAID $3M IN 2 MONTHS &#8211; AFTER DEAD PEOPLE FOUND REGISTERED AS NEW VOTERS IN FL; LATER UPDATE: Officials confirm &#8216;possibly fraudulent&#8217; forms from RNC in 10 FL counties&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>9\/28\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9593\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ThomHartmannTV_BradFriedman_092712_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>VIDEO: Brad Breaks the News About the Nationwide GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal on Thom Hartmann TV<\/b><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Video_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Breaking coverage as the RNC fires their Romney-tied voter registration firm, Strategic Allied Consulting&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>9\/30\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9598\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/PalmBeachCounty_VoterRegFolder_Sproul_RNC_Romney_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>Nationwide GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal Widens, Becomes Criminal Matter in Florida<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Potentially fraudulent forms in 11 FL counties; Concerns emerge in other states; RNC scrambles to contain damage<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/1\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9599\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/RickScott_TedDeutch_RickRolled_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>FL Congressman Rips Gov. Rick Scott Demands Launch of Bipartisan Task Force to Probe GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal &#8216;Engulfing&#8217; Party<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Blistering letter slams Republican Guv&#8217;s &#8216;shocking and hypocritical&#8217; silence, lack of action after &#8216;supposed search for voter fraud&#8217;&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/2\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9600\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/GOPVoterRegistrationWorkersLyingAboutTakingPolls_ColoradoSprings_LasVegas_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>CAUGHT ON TAPE: National Republican Voter Registration Strategy Includes Lying to Potential Voters About &#8216;Taking a Poll&#8217; in Order to Screen Out Obama Supporters<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Another disturbing revelation from the still-expanding nationwide GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/3\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9608\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ThomHartmannTV_BradFriedman_100212a_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>Brad Breaks PA Photo ID &#038; GOP Registration Fraud Scandal News on Hartmann TV <img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Video_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Another visit on Thom Hartmann&#8217;s <i>Big Picture<\/i> with new news on several developing Election Integrity stories&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/3\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9609\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/PalmBeachCounty_VoterRegFolder_FDLE_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>CRIMINAL PROBE OPENED IN FLORIDA INTO ROMNEY-TIED FIRM AT CENTER OF GOP VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD SCANDAL<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>State law enforcement agency says they have &#8216;found enough evidence to warrant a full-blown investigation&#8217;; Dept. of State advises election officials to sequester fraudulent registrations which &#8216;may become evidence used in court&#8217;&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/8\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9622\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/ScottGessler_COSecOfState_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>GOP Firm Now Said to be Facing Criminal Probe in CO as Well, While Repub Sec. of State Ignores Allegations, Rants About Imaginary &#8216;Voter Fraud&#8217;<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Evidence suggests Nathan Sproul&#8217;s Strategic Allied Consulting, hired by the RNC, now under second criminal investigation&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/8\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9623\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/FoxNews_BradFriedman_SproulScandal_100412_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>VIDEOS: Fox &#8216;News&#8217; Finally Reports on Nationwide GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal<\/b><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Video_Icon_14.png\" style=\"width: 14px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a><br \/>\n<i>The belated and begrudging coverage by Fox&#8217; Eric Shawn includes two different video reports featuring an interview with The BRAD BLOG&#8217;s Brad Friedman&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/11\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9627\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/StrategicAlliedConsulting_IssueAdvocacyPartners_NathanSproul_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>&#8216;Fired&#8217; GOP Operative Sproul&#8217;s Companies Appear Still Hard at Work for GOP; Members of Congress Seek Explanation in Election Fraud Investigation<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Evidence reveals Romney consultant at center of GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal still working for Repubs in 10 states; &#8216;Issue Advocacy Partners&#8217; looks to be clone of Sproul&#8217;s &#8216;Strategic Allied Consulting&#8217;&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/12\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9629\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Sproul_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b><i>LATimes<\/i>: &#8216;Fired&#8217; RNC Consultant Sproul Now Hiring for GOP GOTV Campaign in THIRTY States<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>So much for the RNC&#8217;s &#8216;zero tolerance&#8217; policy, as discredited Republican registration fraud operative still hiring for dozens of GOP &#8216;Get Out The Vote&#8217; campaigns&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/16\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9632\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/KarlRove_NathanSproul_RomneyHat_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>Rove&#8217;s American Crossroads Shares Address, Legal Firm with Sproul&#8217;s Strategic Allied Consulting<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Oh, and the Koch boys are there too&#8230;.<\/i><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10\/19\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9643\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/SproulRomneySmall_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>&#8216;RNC Official&#8217; Arrested for Trashing Voter Registrations in VA Worked for Romney Consultant, &#8216;Fired&#8217; GOP Operative Nathan Sproul<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal continues to spread&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>10\/24\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9657\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/Cuccinelli_Holder_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>Congress Members Seek Federal Probe in GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal as VA Attorney General Says Office Not Investigating After Arrest<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Photos show VA AG Ken Cuccinelli visiting with RNC employee days before arrest for destroying voter registration forms&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>11\/3\/2012: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9688\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/NathanSproul_Fox31Denver_110112_tie_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>Criminal Investigation of GOP Voter Registration Worker Arrested for Destroying Forms in VA Expands to Broader Probe of RNC-Hired Firm<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Nathan Sproul&#8217;s Strategic Allied Consulting may have violated state law with deceptive partisan registration scheme; GOP operative with checkered past blames &#8216;liberal blogs&#8217; for bad reputation&#8230;.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>4\/3\/2013: <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=9948\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/KenCuccinnelli_ColinSmall_MarshaGarst_marquee_100.jpg\" style=\"width:100px;border:0; float:right; padding:3px;\"><b>Felony Charges Dropped for Virginia Republican Who Trashed Voter Registration Forms Last Year<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Did conflicts of interest by Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Prosecutor Marsha Garst play a role in dismissal?&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9\/26\/2012: FL GOP FIRES ROMNEY CONSULTANT&#8217;S VOTER REGISTRATION FIRM AFTER FRAUDULENT FORMS REPORTED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY Firm owned by notorious GOP operative Nathan Sproul, accused of destroying Democratic registration forms in years past, hired &#8216;at request of RNC&#8217;, still operating in several key swing states&#8230; 9\/27\/2012: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: KPFK &#8216;BradCast&#8217;: Palm Beach Election Supervisor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-10810","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10810\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=10810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}